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rub someone's nose in it idiom to say or do things that make someone remember that they failed or got something wrong: 揭(某人)的疮疤;不断提起(某人)以前的过失 Sue failed her exam, so just to rub her nose in it, I put my certificate up on the wall.苏考试没有及格,所以我把自己的证书贴在墙上,就是为了让她难堪。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Quoting & making references allude to someone/something allusive allusiveness as for someone/somethingidiom bandy bandy something around bring en passant further hark quotable quotably quote quote... unquoteidiom ref refer refer to someone/something reference reported speech undermentioned
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